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Theme : security
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The last post?
The FT leader summed up the Queen’s speech perfectly, ‘the programme still includes some substantial and worthwhile initiatives, such as the pensions bill and the incapacity bill…the exception to this sense of being becalmed is the Home Office where a bit less activity would have been welcomed.’
Most of the newspapers in their digest of the Queen’s Speech noted that the Labour Government has introduced more than 50 Home Office Bills since 1997. Some of these are important (if not...
from : charlieedwards
16th November 2006
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I heard John Reid say...
I heard John Reid speak about "moving away from the traditional view that justice has to involve going to court".I heard him say that "The problem we face is what I call the justice shortfall. That is, the difference - sometimes big - between what you and I think is justice, and what a lawyer or legal academic might think it is. My kind of justice is swift, effective and matches the crime."(in The Guardian, 15 November 2006)
from : joostbeunderman
15th November 2006
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Closing the Gap
The report focuses on the future of security sector reform and how British Government departments can collaborate more effectively when implementing policy.
from : charlieedwards
14th November 2006
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Prioritising Prevention
Gordon Brown’s indication that he will make terrorism his first priority as PM may seem welcome given the recent news coverage, but his methods may not be the most effective. His support for tougher anti-terrorism legislation appears to prioritise legislation and police powers over a more community orientated approach to counter terrorism. The widespread reporting of Dame Eliza’s Manningham-Buller’s comments that the security services knew of 30 terror plots facing the UK...
from : sianjones
13th November 2006
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Expert View: You can be bomb-proof in the US - if they let you in
A roaring trade is going on in 'Radioactive Fallout Shelters'
from : markfuller
6th November 2006
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J-Cast
Just prior to his talk here last Thursday, Ian Bremmer discussed nations, states, openness and J-Curves with Catherine. It was a topical, wide-ranging and fascinating chat. Luckily, we had the tape-recorder firing for the sixth of our podcasts.
from : petebradwell
6th November 2006
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J Curve
First the world was flat. Now, according to Ian Bremmer, we should view the world as J Curved. Ian is giving a speech at Demos on 2nd November at 1100. If you would like to attend please email jcurve@demos.co.uk
from : charlieedwards
19th October 2006
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The J Curve: A New Way of Thinking About Foreign Policy
This speech by Ian Bremmer will offer a new geopolitical framework to explain how national decision makers define their interests and make their choices, and how those choices affect the rest of the world.
from : mollywebb
19th October 2006
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Radical or Restricted?
John Reid, supported by Tony Blair, has called for a radical step change in Britain’s security services. The review will look at the role of MI5, MI6, police counter-terrorist units and GCHQ. But how radical will this review be? One of the major criticisms of the current British response to the new security challenges we face has been the bureaucratic and organisational inertia, where policy has not been determined by the nature of the challenge, but by the nature of the policy tools available.
from : charlieedwards
29th September 2006
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Peace
The NGO, International Alert have published some pretty worrying statistics on the British public's perception of conflict in the world today.
In summary:
* 74% of respondents felt the world to be more violent today
* 70% felt that ‘religious differences’ was the most common reason for war
* 63% felt the situation would decline further in the next fifty years
* terrorism is perceived to be the second biggest violent threat today (38%) after crime in the UK (42%)
from : charlieedwards
21st September 2006
